Originally Posted by LAChargers
That has happened to me a few times also where I have lost the empty middle seat next to me when a co-worker moves from E- to E+ to sit next to his/her co-worker in my row. One time was a rather large person.
They have been short flights either LAX-LAS-LAX or BUR-DEN or LAX-DEN. However, I still would probably not say anything no matter how long the flight.
You're a better man than I, I guess.
Were I to have an empty seat next to me in E+ because of my status, I wouldn't take kindly to a POS making my flight utterly uncomfortable. The last thing I need is my shoulders and back to ache for 2 days because the person sitting next to me forces me to sit cocked into the aisle at a 20-degree angle.
Of course, my flights tend to be 5-hour transcons and I am pushing 250 lbs myself (for all you smart alecks, my waist is only 36-37 inches though - I'm still rather muscular after playing college football and getting into competitive powerlifting during my Navy days...).
I'd be more than a little upset and almost certain to call in the FA.
But I also sit aisle seats almost exclusively, so I don't think it's likely to happen to me.